Brooklyn man drowns in backyard pool on Long Island: police

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Brooklyn man drowned in a backyard swimming pool out on Long Island on Friday morning, police said.

Police from the Suffolk County Police Department’s first precinct responded to a 911 call to see an unresponsive person in a swimming pool. A man was found unresponsive inside a pool, police said.

Responding officers pulled the man from the pool and started CPR but were unable to revive him, authorities said.

The drowning victim, identified as 29-year-old Kenneth Murphy of Brooklyn, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are currently conducting a full investigation, police said.

Submit tips to police by calling Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS (8477), visiting suffolkpd.org/Alerts/Crime-Stoppers or downloading the P3 Tips mobile app.

Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here .

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